Author: Nate

As it is every year, the first greeting by a large “back to school” display at my neighborhood grocery store is a bit unnerving. But the fact is indisputable – it’s back to school in much of the south and it won’t be too much...

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(Corrects Chris Webber's school in the seventh paragraph.)
“March Madness” is upon us. Over a few weeks, millions will watch the nation’s top college basketball teams compete to become the 2013 NCAA champion. We’ll both be watching, too, but for a different reason....

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The public is all too aware of the controversy surrounding AIG's (AIG) collapse due to its exposure in credit default swaps, the scope of the government investment to bail out the company, the outrage over generous bonuses paid to many of the...

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It was announced that Scott Thompson will step down as chief executive officer at Yahoo! He was unable to survive pressure from a major shareholder who had brought to light a “discrepancy” on Thompson’s résumé—a claim that he had earned a degree...

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We recently heard from a young man who was choosing between summer internship opportunities. He was in the enviable position of needing to select among offers from three well-regarded consulting firms. There was no shortage of advice from his classmates; they were unanimous...

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“Free Sean Payton!”
The T-shirts were available on the Internet just minutes after the National Football League announced the one-year suspension of the New Orleans Saints head coach over his role in the bounty system used to reward players for injuring opponents. Such...

MetLife just announced that Steven Kandrarian, the company's chief investment officer, would replace C. Robert Henrikson as CEO later this spring. Henrikson is fast approaching the company's mandatory retirement age of 65. Commentary on the move has been positive. Kandrarian has been credited for his...

Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach and author, recently published a book titled What Got You Here Won't Get You There. Goldsmith's premise is simple – the very characteristics that you believe got you to where you are today may indeed be the things that are now...

Charlie Sheen is providing a target-rich environment when it comes to consideration of career moves. Celebrity careers make for fascinating case studies – brilliant ascensions, rapid falls from grace, and restorations of reputations happen and are publicly chronicled.
By now, it would have been hard to...